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Chinese
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injustice; to wrong
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guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
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trad. (冤罪)
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冤
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罪
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simp. #(冤罪)
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冤
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罪
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Pronunciation
Noun
冤罪
- miscarriage of justice
- Synonym: 冤獄/冤狱 (yuānyù)
Usage notes
Rare in modern Sinitic, where it is superseded by 冤獄/冤狱 (yuānyù) in usage.
Japanese
Alternative spellings
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寃罪 えん罪
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Etymology
/wenzai/ → /enzai/
From Middle Chinese compound 冤罪 (ʔjwan dzwojX, literally “injustice + crime”). Compare modern Mandarin reading yuānzuì.
Pronunciation
Noun
冤罪 • (enzai) ←ゑんざい (wenzai)?
- miscarriage of justice; false charge
Synonyms
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN